Unit 24 The science of farming

教学目标

知识目标

一、教学目标与要求

　　通过本单元教学，继续学习、巩固有关直接引语和间接引语的内容。学生应能够熟练地把直接引语转换为间接引语。复习有关谈论天气的话题，能熟练的描述各种天气。通过对课文的学习，让学生了解我国历史上农业发展的情况，并能用英语进行简单描述。

二、教学重点与难点

1． 重点词汇

develop; experience; knock out of; point out; turn over; go against; agree to do; now and then

2． 重要句型

1) The soil should also be turned over with a fork so that the weeds would be destroyed. 2) The book, which has 110 000 characters, is about both farming and gardening.

3． 语法：（间接引语）

1) He said that the best seed-heads should be hung up to dry. 2)They asked him if it was a good idea to sow wheat close together. 3) They asked him when he harvested the wheat. 4) He advised/told farmers to do things at the right time of year.

4． 日常交际用语 谈论天气 (Talking about the weather) ：

1) It's a beautiful day today. 2) It's going to be dry and sunny for the next two days. 3) What's the weather going to be like at the weekend? 4) They say it's going to be wet and windy.

能力知识

　　1．掌握本课的重点词汇、词组和句型以及语法。

　　2．运用所学语言，围绕农业这一题材，完成听、说、读、写四方面的训练。

德育、美育知识

　　让学生通过本单元的学习，了解有关农业的一般知识，知道中国是最早研究农业科学的国家，对中国的农业有着巨大贡献，不愧是我国的农业先驱。同时，我们每一位公民都要养成热爱劳动、珍惜粮食的优秀品质。

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